Semi-trailer crashes on I-95 North; one person is dead

Thursday

One man died after the semi-trailer he was driving went off Interstate 95 North near County Road 210, struck a tree and burst into flames.

The crash happened shortly before 2:30 p.m. near mile marker 331, a couple of miles north of County Road 210, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

According the preliminary investigation, the man, who has not yet been identified, was driving in the left lane of the interstate when the trailer drifted to the shoulder of the road and crashed into a tree, said Florida Highway Patrol spokesman Sgt. Dylan Bryan. The fuel lines ruptured upon impact.

"Then it erupted into flames," Bryan said. "The tractor portion was burned down."

The driver died at the scene, Bryan said. He was the only one in the trailer.

No other cars were involved in the crash.

According to the Florida Times-Union, a driver reported hearing explosions coming from the trailer. Bryan said that the trailer did not appear to have anything in it, and the sound could have come from tires exploding.

Two lanes of the highway have been reopened. The outside lane remains closed as officials clean up the wreck.

More details will be available as they are released.

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